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Transferring shares from SAYE sharesave scheme to wife's ISA?
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dhokes
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What’s the actual process to transfer share certificates to a spouse? Can I just give them to a spouse for them to deposit them into their own S&S ISA? The share certificates will be from a SAYE/shareshave scheme - managed by Equiniti. The S&S ISA will be provided by IWeb.
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She won’t be able to deposit them, she will have to sell first so CGT may come in to play.0
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Keep_pedalling said:She won’t be able to deposit them, she will have to sell first so CGT may come in to play.
This link explains how to deposit SAYE sharesave scheme shares into an ISA without selling them and without CGT liability.
https://www.gov.uk/tax-employee-share-schemes/transferring-your-shares-to-an-isa
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IanManc said:Keep_pedalling said:She won’t be able to deposit them, she will have to sell first so CGT may come in to play.
This link explains how to deposit SAYE sharesave scheme shares into an ISA without selling them and without CGT liability.
https://www.gov.uk/tax-employee-share-schemes/transferring-your-shares-to-an-isa
Why don't you put them into your own ISA?
Stupidily, I've already deposited some cash into my cash ISA this tax year so I won't be able to transfer all the shares into my S&S ISA as I'd breach the £20k limit.0 -
Hi all,
I just wanted to pick up on this thread and enquire if anyone has definite details on the timelines involved.
My understanding is that a transfer of shares from a SAYE scheme to ISA has to be done within 90 of Exercising your option?
But a quick search says transfers to a spouse need to complete within 90 days of maturity. It seems strange to set timeframes from different points in the process.
I was hoping to transfer shares to my wife, and then allow her to transfer them directly into the ISA (or combine those two steps if needed), but the maturity is in September (meaning we can exercise the option up until the end of February) which means we can get to the 2026/2027 tax year ISAs (this years are already full). Using the maturity date creates an enormous headache.
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gavted said:Hi all,
I just wanted to pick up on this thread and enquire if anyone has definite details on the timelines involved.
My understanding is that a transfer of shares from a SAYE scheme to ISA has to be done within 90 of Exercising your option?
But a quick search says transfers to a spouse need to complete within 90 days of maturity. It seems strange to set timeframes from different points in the process.
I was hoping to transfer shares to my wife, and then allow her to transfer them directly into the ISA (or combine those two steps if needed), but the maturity is in September (meaning we can exercise the option up until the end of February) which means we can get to the 2026/2027 tax year ISAs (this years are already full). Using the maturity date creates an enormous headache.
Any ideas?
As a matter of interest where did you see the 90 days of maturity deadline for transfers to spouses? Was it for an SAYE Scheme or a SIP (Share Incentive Plan)?0
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